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SALTWATER REPORT

It was a strong week for yellowtail, and, to a lesser extend, white seabass, at the local islands.

Anglers using live bait and artificial lures had the best results.

The local islands are putting out great numbers of yellowtail with a hand full of white seabass mixed in.

“The yellowtail are biting the surface iron best and the white seabass are still biting the slow-moving red plastics,” Mike Thompson of Channel Islands Sportfishing said. “Both are eating the live fin bait, either anchovy or sardine. But being able to do a long cast will greatly increase your chances of getting a bite.”

Chris Lukens of Oxnard caught his first white seabass, a 27-pound fish, on the Aloha Spirit.

Kenny Young caught a 15-pound lingcod aboard the New Hustler.

“The yellowtail are more than manageable, averaging 10 pounds,” Thompson said. “The white seabass, however, are probably close to 30 pounds on average.”

Thompson recommended using a lighter line, like a 20-pound test, which will make for a longer cast.

“It’s feeling like summer with each passing day, thus the local island boats are strictly doing surface fishing until further notice,” Thompson said.

FRESHWATER REPORT

Cachuma Lake: The bass and carp bites have been rated as “excellent,” according to lake officials.

A busy Father’s Day weekend saw trout caught from both the shoreline and from boats trolling. Anglers using garlic nightcrawlers had success. Crappie are “hiding out” in the weeds, but biting on jigs. Catfish are biting on mackerel near the dam and the coves around the marina.

The lake is at 40 percent capacity with 130 feet of water at Bradbury Dam.

Lake hours: 6 a.m.-8:30 p.m.

Lake Casitas: The bass bite has been the strongest aspect of the fishing over the past week, with a couple bluegill sprinkled in.

Jonathan Tavares of Santa Paula caught a stringer of 10 pounds, including a 4-pounder, on plastics.

Bryan Ellis of Fillmore caught a 5.2-pound bass on plastic worm.

Terry Richoma of Ventura caught a stringer of five bass, including a 6.4-pounder, on nightcrawlers.

Lake hours: 6 a.m.-5 p.m.

Lake Castaic: The bass, bluegill and crappie bites have been rated as “good,” according to lake officials.

Coves in the fish arm, like dry gulch and firebreak, have seen a lot of action lately. Anglers who focus on underwater structures have especially had success.

Bass are biting in the morning between 5:45 a.m. and 11 a.m., especially on plastics and nightcrawlers and at depths of 10 to 30 feet.

Thomas Foster of Sylmar caught a 6-pound bass on a plastic worm. Dave Horst of Los Angeles caught a 4-pound bass on a nightcrawler. Ben Lee of Chatsworth caught a stringer of nine crappie on a crappie jig.